I Have Become The Heroes’ Rival Chapter 3

Chapter 3

TL: gaeulriri

Editor: Daed

But, I didn’t know things would beco like this.

The heroine had no interest in the three n. Instead, she liked and only .

Not even once in my life had I ever imagined that sothing like this would happen.

I was the girl who managed to steal the heroine’s heart with my charm. I achieved what even the hero with outstanding marks in every aspect could not achieve.

My throat was tight. I even felt bothered by the sound of the leaves rustling.

What should I do now?

It felt like the gazes of the three n were piercing until I beca a frozen statue. The room was so quiet that I could hear the sound of dripping water.

Sohow, because of , Claudia was rudely ignoring the three n’s proposals.

“C, Claudia? Do, do you know that it may be dangerous for you to declare that you don’t plan on ever getting married…..?”

“Why?”

I’m scared that my life was in danger.

“Irene, your mouth is shaped like a triangle right now – like a squirrel.”

Claudia burst into laughter like a silly girl when she saw my scared expression. I rubbed my cheek and stroked it.

It seed like Claudia didn’t realize that we weren’t alone in this great chamber.

Hey, even if you’re dense and slow! Please look at your surroundings!

Your statent about living with for the rest of your life is making bear the mistakes I didn’t even make!

“Oh, by the way, I found a cute gown for this season at Carandy Store. It will suit Irene beautifully. I really want to give it to you as a gift…..”

Of course, I have to accept it, right? Because ‘Irene’ is a kind-hearted girl. Claudia even showed a 180° different expression than when she responded to n.

Her rosy cheeks blushed further and her smile widened. She looked so beautiful, like a blooming sakura flower.

I held Claudia’s hand with my eyes averted and a stead-bun-like expression.

Then, I t the three pairs of eyes that seed ready to jump genres.

Yikes.

I was startled and hid behind Claudia’s back.

The only thing I was grateful for was that my small stature was smaller than Claudia’s.

“You’re going to live with her for the rest of your life?

It was the Crown Prince, full na Lucas D’Arrian Roxytant.

He curled his lip as he ntioned . His bright red eyes were fixed on like a snake, and he started walking towards .

I repeat. Lucas was walking towards !

“I wish I heard you wrong, Claudia. Because if I didn’t, I’m worried I can’t hold myself back from grabbing your kind-hearted fiancée’s neck and twisting it.”

Was this even real? Was I only being threatened by Lucas?

Usually when he showed his crazy possessiveness, he would yell and scream everything on his mind; now, it seed like he was screaming in silence.

I paled and imdiately stroked my neck self-consciously.

At the sa ti, Lucas reached his hand out towards with a deathly stare.

He looked like a beast that was ready to pounce on its prey. For a mont, I could feel my neck being bitten by a great force and my knees felt weak.

But Claudia intercepted Lucas’s hand imdiately.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

“Please watch your hand, Your Majesty.”

“…………What?”

“I will not stay still even if you are a Crown Prince.”

“……………:”

Lucas looked down in silence and released his burning reddish hand.

He seed very surprised as there was no movent from him at all afterwards.

Even if she was the daughter of the Chamberlain, Claudia’s bad manners- fearlessly warding off the hand of a mber of the royal family- successfully made everyone go hectic.

‘I’m f*cked…..’

I mumbled while I buried my face into Claudia’s back.

“Even if I’m not really sure who is the person beside you…”

Then Duke Benjamin Lamberg, tilting his head languidly, seized his chance.

“So, your choice is the daughter of Ambers. What an unpredictable taste.”

If only he vented his anger like Lucas, I wouldn’t be as frightened as I am now.

Benjamin’s gaze felt like a beast stalking its prey.

He scrutinized slowly, as if saying ‘I’m letting you go now, but I’m gonna co to end you.’

“Oh, I am ashad to say it by myself, but her family is the kind of people doing loan guarantees.”

I understood his words so well that it felt like my heart was going to stop.

I actually just found out the fact that when the Ambers’ business failed and the amount of debt was getting bigger, sohow my family managed to sell stolen goods to get money.

Not only banks, even all our friends refused to lend their money to my family. Finally, we had no choice but to go to the chaotic Charlisle city.

My family borrowed so money from Benjamin’s financial institution with a ridiculous rate of interest, in which one of the guarantees was .

That’s why my family tried to sell to others before we beca bankrupt.

But that was better than being a slave.

In other words, he was indirectly warning , ‘You’re gonna be my slave right now if you don’t pay off your debt.’

He was the master of the underworld. Honestly, wasn’t he so kind of private loan shark?

Of course I didn’t do anything else that was illegal besides selling those stolen goods.

‘Isn’t it a secret that you’re the master of the underworld? How could you be so confident?’

Yes, I’m the only one who knew everything.

Looking at my reaction, I think he realized that I knew a lot of information.

‘Just how much did this brat know…’

It was scary. The indescribable power of an evil leader.

Benjamin bowed down and whispered sothing to .

“You should be grateful towards Claudia. No, in this case, shouldn’t you hate her?”

Claudia abruptly cut in.

“Your Grace, did you just threaten my Irene?”

“You suddenly beca perceptive. Is this what they call ‘the power of love’?”

Whereas Claudia asked sharply, Benjamin answered flimsily.

Even so, Claudia kept her guard up. Duke Benjamin raised both of his hands in mock-surrender.

Then,

“……..”

The Knight of the Empire, Constantine.

He didn’t threaten like the Crown Prince or Duke did.

He simply stared at with his dark blue eyes, very deeply. He fixed his eyes on my weak spot.

It felt like the temperature around had dropped by 10 degrees.

‘I heard that it was possible to actually kill soone by using divine power.’

And Constantine had that ability, he was the best after the High Priest. In other words, he actually could kill with a snap of his fingers.

If he were able to kill with his eyes, I might have been mutilated and my whole body, from head to toe, would’ve been thrown to a river.

That was not a taphor, that may be my future and it could happen at any ti.

I was trembling, I gripped tightly onto Claudia’s gown.

She looked at in wonder, then she caressed my head and reassured .

“There’s nothing to be scared of, Irene.”

With teary eyes, Claudia frowned.

“I really don’t understand, why are all of you so obsessed with ? Why do you all want to claim as yours?”

She uttered through clenched teeth.

“Not the three of you, no, not even anyone! I don’t belong to anyone!”

Claudia expresses how much she suffers because of the three n, and how much she’s sick of them.

“Do you think it’s enough just saying that you love ? You’re so coercive, scary, and you can’t even respect my decision! All of you are such jerks!”

Of course, I understand. Anyone would take to the hills without any hesitation when seduced by such harsh and obsessive n.

But, you are the heroine….?

And this story was supposed to be about a harem.

In other words, this novel narrated a story about several n fighting over a girl.

The conflict in a harem novel usually occurred when the heroine ignores all the n and doesn’t choose anyone.

So, the best way to prevent this conflict from occurring at the start was to set the route earlier and help the heroine to choose a path.

I’m sure there was no plan more perfect than this.

Even if Claudia had no interest in the opposite gender and reaches this far regardless, I believed that if I brainwashed her about the charm of the heroes, she’d at least choose one of them in the future.

Because! This place! Was nowhere but! A romance novel!

Shouldn’t the ending of a romance novel be the happy relationship between a man and a woman?

Shouldn’t it be the birth of a hero and heroine couple?

“Irene is the only person who can have . Forever.”

But why did you choose ….

Claudia grasped my hand tightly and left the great chamber without looking back.

And I felt like a girl on a horse who crashed the wedding and kidnapped the bride.